Micro-film
at the St. Louis and other museums and several
other Fur Trade sources, found many references
from 1803, 1822, 1825,1826, 1832, 1834, 1835, 1837
and 1839 to a number of items available.

The
first is just a small sampling of "Supply
Invoices" from 1822, 1825, 1835.

The
second item you will find is a sampling of remarks
of a few, and their thoughts about some edibles.

The
third is another sampling of some information on
field seeds, vegetables, herbs and apples - a
little history on the more popular ones.

Looking
over this information and the amount of trade that
was going on out of St.
Louis,
its a pretty slim inventory for a variety of
edibles when you consider what was available.
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Invoice
of mdze shipped on Steam Boat Diana C.A. Halstead
Master bound for the Upper
Missouri River
and Consigned to Messr Laidlaw and Lamont for acct
and risk of upper Missouri Outfit 1835 and under
mark as in the margin.

Pasta
was a common trade item on the Missouri
and Mississippi Rivers in the late 1700’s, but
as researchers agree, it was available for ones
that could afford the price, not an item a
traveler or hunter would likely have. More of an
item found in the settlements or at a fort trading
post.

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Herbs
& Spices

Basil,
Bay leaves, Cayenne pepper, Pepper corn, Cinnamon
sticks, Cloves-whole, Garlic-granules, Ginger
root-dried, Mustard seed-whole, Nutmeg-whole,
Pepper-crushed red, Rose hips-seedless, these are
the more common and the list would change with the
area one is living in.

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Coffee:

French:

La
Compagnie: Vanilla bean was a favorite of the
officers on New
France.
A blend of coffee and vanilla for a correct drink
fitting 1670-1800.

French
Officer: choice of government and fur trade
officials in New France,
a special blend. 1650-1780.

Spanish:

Santa
Fe Trail: Used through out the S/W of N.
America,
a blend of coffee and chocolate. 1760-1830.

El
Capitan:
Spanish Governors to Army Officers of the S/W
along with fur trade Factors involved with the Santa
Fe
trade, favored this coffee. 1600-1850.

English:

From
the Colonies (manuf in N. Amer.): A collection of
beans and nuts blended to the common man’s
taste. Used through out the colonies. 1610-1810.

Coffee
Beans (Green /not roasted ): Coffee beans have
been imported from the coffee capitals of the
world, for centuries by the English, French,
Spanish and American ships, taken to their home
ports. Brazil
, Columbia
, Guatemala
, Mexico
and Salvador
where the most popular ports.

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Tea:

Brick
single-tile; Pressed cured blocks of tea, from
Yunnan province, used as a currency for hundreds
of years, traded in Europe and N. America in the
earliest markets known.

Gun
powder; Course granulation tea that resembles
cannon powder, a quarter teaspoon in a 1/2 pt of
boiling water produces a pleasant cup of tea.

Hyson;
Small leaf green tea, name means "bright
spring", a good period tea for any camp.

Bohea;
Black orange pekoe, many recipes for this tea can
be found through out history, was a very popular
trade item, found on most supply lists.

China
Black; The tea that started the "Tea
Trade" in Europe
and is still a leader today, in markets around the
world.